Donation-first homepage
Every page is laid out around a single, obvious ask — the hero leads with a real appeal and one clear way to give, the pattern behind every site we ship.
Charity web designHMRC-listed
Charity websites that turnvisitors into donors.
Donation-first websites for UK charities, mosques and faith organisations — designed around the gift, fast on a phone and Gift-Aid-ready from day one. 36+ live sites since 2013.
36+
charity sites built
10+ yrs
serving charities
Under 2s
page load speed
alwahabfoundation.org
edhiuk.org
Real builds · live sites
Websites trusted by mosques, Islamic charities and relief organisations
Selected work
Charity sites we designed & built.
Real, live websites — not stock mockups. Each one designed, built, hosted and maintained by us. Watch the full design, or jump to any site.
alwahabfoundation.org
Alwahab Foundation
Islamic charity · donation-first website
Charity web design UK
Built for charities, mosques and non-profits.
We design and build charity websites that do one job well: turn visitors into donors. From mosque website design with prayer times and Zakat-ready giving, to donation website design for national appeals, every site is fast, easy to use and built around the gift — not a generic template stretched to fit.
Because we're a charity-technology specialist, your website doesn't sit in isolation. We connect it to our iCHARMS donor database and HMRC-listed Gift Aid software, so donations, declarations and supporter records all sit in one place.
We work most deeply with Islamic charities and faith organisations and mosques, and our definitive guides walk through the decisions behind a high-converting charity site.
Outcomes
What a charity site should earn.
Typical results from charity sites we've built. A fast, easy-to-use site is where most donations are won or lost.
2 weeks
Typical time to launch
Under 2s
Page load speed
Everyone
Easy for all visitors to use
36+
Charity sites delivered
What we build in
The things that make a charity site actually give.
Not a feature list for its own sake — the elements every site in our portfolio shares because they move donors to act.
Always a way to give
A sticky quick-donate bar or ever-present Donate button, so a visitor is never more than one tap from giving — on any page, at any scroll position.
Islamic giving, built in
Zakat, Sadaqah, Qurbani, Fitrana and Lillah as first-class categories — with a Zakat calculator where it helps, not bolted on as an afterthought.
Live appeals & campaigns
Ramadan, Muharram, Qurbani and emergency appeals with progress bars and suggested amounts — ready before the season, editable by your team.
Gift Aid & iCHARMS sync
Gift Aid captured as people give, and every donation flowing into the iCHARMS donor CRM — no spreadsheets, no manual matching.
Yours to edit & own
Update appeals, prayer times, news and pages yourself, without calling a developer — on a website you own outright.
The thinking
Anatomy of a donation-first homepage.
The decisions behind a page that converts — shown on a real build, not a theory.
alauddintrust.com
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One ask, front and centre
A single emotional hero and one primary action — so visitors are not made to choose between ten things at once.
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Giving never out of reach
A quick-donate bar pinned in view: pick a programme, set an amount, give — without ever leaving the page.
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The donor's own language
One-time or monthly, Zakat or Sadaqah, chosen in a tap — the choices Muslim donors actually expect to see.
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Proof before the ask
Charity number, registration and secure-payment cues sit up front — because trust is what unlocks the gift.
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Impact in numbers
Real figures — meals, wells, families helped — instead of adjectives, because specifics are what convert.
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Fast on a phone
Built to load in under two seconds on 4G, where the bulk of appeal traffic actually happens.
Modern tech, chosen to fit.
We build on modern, reliable technology — React, Laravel, Astro and other up-to-date tools — chosen to fit your charity, not a one-size template. Fast to load, simple for your team to edit, and yours to own.
Astro
React
Laravel
TypeScript
Tailwind CSS
WordPressConnects with
iCHARMS
StripeGoCardless
Cloudflare
Google AnalyticsCookiebotPayments, donations and supporter records all link up — so everything flows straight into iCHARMS.
Or build on iCharityCMS
Our own charity CMS.
Prefer a system built for charities from the ground up? iCharityCMS is our own website system — simple drag-and-drop pages, with Programs, Projects, Appeals and Campaigns ready to use, not bolted on as extras.
Why charities choose us
Four reasons. A decade of evidence.
We're a sector specialist, not a generalist agency taking on a charity for the first time.
36+ sites
A charity specialist
We've designed and built 36+ charity and faith websites since 2013 — we already know what trustees, donors and congregations look for.
Donation-first
Designed around the gift
Every layout starts from one question — what makes someone give? Not a generic template stretched to fit a charity.
Under 2s
Fast and accessible
Engineered to load in under two seconds and to work for every visitor, on any device — where appeals are won or lost.
One platform
Connected, not isolated
Your site links straight into iCHARMS and HMRC-listed Gift Aid, so donations, declarations and donor records live in one place.
See what a donation-first rebuild would look like for your charity.
A short, no-obligation walkthrough — bring your current site and your appeals.
Who it's for
Built for the organisations we know best.
Mosques and faith centres
Prayer-time pages, event calendars and Zakat-ready donation flows that congregations actually use.
Explore this sectorIslamic charities
Appeal landing pages and donor journeys built for Ramadan campaigns and recurring giving.
Explore this sectorHumanitarian relief organisations
Fast, mobile-first sites that turn emergency appeals into completed donations under load.
Explore this sector The rhythm
From kickoff to launch.
Predictable rhythm, weekly check-ins, transparent timelines.
- 01
chapter
Listen
We sit with your team, learn your appeals and audiences, and audit what your current site does — and does not — convert.
- 02
chapter
Sketch
Sitemap, wireframes and a design system built around the gift — agreed with you before a line of code is written.
- 03
chapter
Build
We build it fast, load your content, then run accessibility and performance passes until it is genuinely quick for everyone.
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chapter
Tend
Secure hosting, maintenance and quarterly reviews — so the site keeps earning its keep long after launch.
The difference
The old way, and ours.
Without us
With Techno Serve
Giving
Without us: A plain contact form with no clear way to donate.
With Techno Serve: Built-in donations, with Gift Aid captured automatically.
Ease of use
Without us: Templates some visitors can't use, turning donors away.
With Techno Serve: Checked to work for every visitor, on any device.
Speed
Without us: Slow, heavy pages that lose mobile donors mid-appeal.
With Techno Serve: Fast pages that load in under two seconds on a phone.
Control
Without us: Locked to an agency for every text change.
With Techno Serve: Your team updates the site themselves, no developer needed.
What you walk away with
Tangible deliverables.
- A website that works on every phone and computer
- Built-in donations
- Easy for everyone to use
- Training so your team can update it
- Set up to be found on Google
- See how many visitors give
- Secure hosting, set up for you
- Ongoing care after launch
“Reliable, calm, and they actually understand UK Gift Aid. Submissions that used to take a week now go out the same afternoon.”
Operations Lead
Operations Lead, UK charity client
Pricing approach
A fixed-fee build, then we keep it well.
Fixed-fee project + monthly hosting & maintenance retainer.
Scoped to youNo hidden figures
Request a quoteOne-off
Fixed-fee design & build
Scoped before we start
Ongoing
Hosting & maintenance
Optional monthly retainer
What every engagement includes
- Discovery & design to scope
- Mobile-first, accessible build
- Handover & training
- Optional ongoing care
We publish pricing models — not figures. Every engagement is scoped against your charity’s needs.
FAQ
Common questions.
How quickly can you launch a business website?
Most SME marketing websites go live in a few weeks, not months — a credible, fast, on-brand site with the pages and integrations you need. We then keep it running on managed hosting, so you get a reliable site without internal IT firefighting.
How do you price charity websites?
We work to one of three commercial models: fixed-fee for clearly scoped websites and portals, monthly retainer for ongoing maintenance and marketing, and time-and-materials for discovery or bespoke software phases. We do not publish figures online because charity budgets vary widely; instead we scope the work first and quote against the agreed brief.
Are the websites you build accessible and WCAG-compliant?
Accessibility is built in, not bolted on. We design donor-first sites with proper semantic structure, keyboard navigation, sensible colour contrast and screen-reader support, working towards WCAG 2.1 AA. For charities this widens your reach and helps meet the expectations placed on public-facing organisations.
Selected work
All case studiesCharity websites we've recently shipped.
islamic charitiesZobia Nazley Memorial Trust
An Astro rebuild and iCHARMS grew Zobia Nazley Trust's website donations 74.2%, lifted organic sessions from 500 to 32,774 and cut Gift Aid to 10 days.
+74.2%
Website donations (year on year)
humanitarian relief
LIA Relief Trust
After a website hack, LIA Relief Trust migrated WordPress to a secure CMS with zero data loss and moved donors, call centre and programmes onto iCHARMS.
hardened
WordPress installation
islamic charitiesHope Foundation
Ongoing maintenance and digital evolution took Hope Foundation's Gift Aid from 30 days to 10 and grew website donations 255% to £72,984 in 2026.
66.7% faster
Gift Aid processing time
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Need a charity site that gives?
Drop us a line.
Tell us about your charity, your appeals and where donors drop off today. We'll show you a site built to convert — accessible, fast and Gift-Aid-ready.
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- 02A 20-min intro call to learn the brief.
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In good company
Websites trusted by 36+ teams.
UK charities, mosques and faith centres — many hosted and maintained by us for years.
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